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Christina Griffiths

As a communications coordinator with the Office of Strategic Communications, Christina develops and implements strategic communications plans and projects for internal and external audiences. Before joining IU School of Medicine, Christina worked as an a...

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New psychiatry residency program hopes to ease physician shortage in northwest Indiana

Indiana University School of Medicine is partnering with the Northwest Indiana GME Consortium to launch a new psychiatry residency program at its regional campus in northwest Indiana aimed at treating an underserved population in that part of the state.

Christina Griffiths | Oct 20, 2020

IU researchers join nationwide effort to use artificial intelligence in study of Alzheimer's disease

A new $17.8 million grant will help researchers discover novel ways to prevent and treat Alzheimer’s disease through state-of-the-art artificial intelligence (AI) methods.

Christina Griffiths | Oct 15, 2020

Flora Hammond and Dawn Neumann examine data in their research center

Researchers developing model to help people with traumatic brain injury overcome long-term challenges

Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine are hoping to develop a new model to help those who experience a traumatic brain injury (TBI) recover and better manage challenges that result from their injury.

Christina Griffiths | Oct 13, 2020

Study: Negative pressure wound therapy device might not lower infection risk in women with obesity after C-section

Indiana University School of Medicine researchers are learning more about ways to prevent infections in women with obesity who have cesarean delivery.

Christina Griffiths | Sep 22, 2020

IU School of Medicine researchers receive multimillion-dollar grant to study potential new treatment for opioid addiction

Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine are testing use of tezampanel, a novel antagonist at glutamate receptors that could treat opioid withdrawal syndrome and other addictions and mental illnesses.

Christina Griffiths | Sep 17, 2020

Researchers discover gene that could decrease a person’s likelihood of developing alcoholic cirrhosis

Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine are learning more about how a person’s genes play a role in the possibility they’ll suffer from alcoholic cirrhosis with the discovery of a gene that could make the disease less likely.

Christina Griffiths | Sep 10, 2020

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IU researchers studying new strategy to treat life-threatening brain injuries

Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine are learning more about the best way to treat patients suffering from severe head trauma.

Christina Griffiths | Jul 28, 2020

Toxoplasma at the wheel: Study reveals how a dangerous parasite controls its host cell to spread around the body

Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine have discovered new information about how a dangerous parasite takes control of a patient’s cells as it spreads throughout their body, an important finding that could help in the development of new drugs to treat this infection.

Christina Griffiths | Jul 13, 2020

Traveling exhibit celebrates African American academic surgeons

INDIANAPOLIS—Indiana University School of Medicine is joining the National Library of Medicine and the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture in recognizing past and present African American academic surgeons with a traveling exhibit. The exhibit, called Opening Doors: Contemporary African American Academic Surgeons, features past and present IU School of […]

Christina Griffiths | Feb 10, 2020

IU School of Medicine hosting “Us vs. HPV” webinars for HPV Prevention Week

The Indiana University School of Medicine National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health is getting ready for a week of raising awareness about human papilloma virus (HPV). “We have to protect our community,” said Theresa Rohr-Kirchgraber, MD, FACP, FAMWA, executive director of the National Center of Excellence. “We have to protect our children, and we […]

Christina Griffiths | Jan 21, 2020